NUKZ vs SMRF: which is really different?

NUKZ and SMRF hold 28% of their weight in the same names. Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF and ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF.

23.1%
NUKZ in the S&P 500
27.8%
SMRF in the S&P 500
−6.6%
NUKZ total return, 1 year
−11.7%
SMRF total return, since launch
NUKZ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of NUKZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 36% of the fund · 46 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of NUKZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 36% of the fund

23% of NUKZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index

SMRF · 6 months to Sep 30, 202672% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
72% of its weight is outside the S&P 50028% of SMRF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index28%72%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund · 72 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in72% of its weight is outside the S&P 50028% of SMRF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index28%72%inoutside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund

28% of SMRF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · NUKZ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NUKZ and SMRF hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding NUKZ SMRF
CAMECO CORPORATION 9.10% 4.30%
GE VERNOVA INC. 3.34% 3.82%
Oklo Inc 2.32% 4.22%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 3.02% 2.16%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1.84% 4.23%
Nuscale Power Corp 1.76% 3.77%
URANIUM ENERGY CORP. 1.46% 4.00%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION. 2.62% 1.44%
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 2.55% 1.41%
CENTRUS ENERGY CORP. 1.27% 3.17%
Nano Nuclear Energy Inc 1.99% 1.16%
Silex Systems Ltd 1.61% 0.96%
Only in NUKZ
SAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION 3.45%
CEZ, a.s. 2.98%
Endesa, Sociedad Anonima 2.87%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION 2.50%
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO. 2.48%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.39%
Terra Innovatum Global NV 2.34%
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 2.20%
Only in SMRF
Cgn Power Co Ltd 4.28%
Nexgen Energy Ltd 4.23%
Nac Kazatomprom Jsc 3.82%
Energy Fuels Inc/canada 3.54%
Paladin Energy Ltd 3.41%
Denison Mines Corp 2.96%
Astera Labs Inc 2.83%
Micron Technology Inc 2.43%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

28% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowNUKZSMRFNUKZSMRFNUKZSMRF
3 months−9.9%−11.2%−12.4 pts−13.7 pts−12.0 pts−13.3 pts
6 months−10.4%−2.9%−27.4 pts−19.9 pts−37.3 pts−29.8 pts
1 year−6.6%not published−22.3 ptsnot published−30.4 ptsnot published
Since launch
NUKZ Jan 2024 · SMRF Feb 2026
+142.1%−11.7%+79.8 pts−24.0 pts+65.8 pts−34.7 pts

NUKZ and SMRF over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

NUKZ
Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF · Holds 46 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SMRF
ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF · Holds 72 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 28% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Range ALPS
Theme Nuclear and uranium Nuclear and uranium
In the S&P 500 23.1% 27.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.7% 92.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 2.6% 14.4%
Holdings 46 72
Top ten, share of the fund 36.4% 40.2%
Expense ratio 0.85% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.86% 0.70%
Total return, 1 year −6.6% −11.7% (since launch on Feb 19, 2026)
vs the S&P 500 −22.3 pts −24.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −30.4 pts −34.7 pts
Below its high −21.0% −22.1%
Net assets $890m $11m

NUKZ and SMRF on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

NUKZ in plain words

By weight, 23% of NUKZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 46 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 22.3 pts. It sits 21.0% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

SMRF in plain words

By weight, 28% of SMRF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 72 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 19, 2026 the fund returned −11.7% with distributions reinvested against +12.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.0 pts. It sits 22.1% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do NUKZ and SMRF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, NUKZ or SMRF?
NUKZ has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMRF has 28%, so NUKZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NUKZ or SMRF?
NUKZ charges 0.85% a year and SMRF charges 0.65%, so SMRF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, NUKZ against SMRF, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/nukz-vs-smrf

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